The y call me the wil d ros e, But my name was Eliza Day
Why they c all me that I do not k now, For my nam e was Eliz a Da y
From the f irst day I saw her I knew s he was the one
She st ared in my eyes and sm iled
Her l ips were the colour of the ro ses
That g rew down the river, All blo ody and wild
When he kn ocked on my door, And ent ered the room
My tre mbling subsided in h is sure embrace
He would be my first man, And w ith a careful hand
He w iped up the tears, That r an down my face
They c all me the wild r ose, But my nam e was Eliza Day
Why they c all me that I do not k now, For my nam e was Eliz a Da y
On the sec ond day, I brought her a flo wer
She was more bea utiful, Than any wo man I'd seen
I s aid do you know, Where the w ild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and fr ee
On the se cond day he came, With a si ngle red rose
He said, G ive me your loss and your so rrow
I nodd ed my head, As I l ay on the bed
If I s how you the roses will you follow
They c all me the wild r ose, But my nam e was Eliza Day
Why they c all me that I do not k now, For my nam e was Eliz a Da y
On the t hird day he took me to the ri ver
He s howed me the roses, And we ki ssed
And the l ast thing I heard, Was a mut tered word
As he knelt above me with a r ock in his fist
On the last day I took her, Where the wild roses grow
As she lay on the bank, The wind li ght as a thief
And I ki ssed her goodbye, Said all be auty must die
And I l eant down and planted a r ose 'tween her te eth
They c all me the wild r ose, But my nam e was Eliza Day
Why they c all me that I do not k now, For my nam e was Eliz a Da y
My name was El iza Day, For my n ame was El iza Day
